PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE

Located at 80-55 CORNISH AVE, in ELMHURST, New York, PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE is an expansive elementary school that caters to 1,187 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 168% larger than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 comprises 57 schools with combined enrollment of 48,008 students; PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE is among them.

Looking at the student body, PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE reports that 58% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE has 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 74.1%, a residual of +30.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Queens County) records that median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

Nearest neighbor: RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE), around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 18%: 1,002 students in 2018 compared to 1,187 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.